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It is finally raining and thundering. We need the rain too, so I guess this is good..but not the cold weather that this front is bringing.

Sweet dreams all. Keep warm.

Yes, you keep warm too, Tina.

Sweet Dreams everyone. Sleep well.

It's cold and crisp outside...I guess it's time to tie up the shrubs and cover the boxwoods. My Fall/Winter 'to do' list is almost completed....DH's is behind though so I'll probably add some of his to mine.

Have a good one.

I'm still having troubles with my phone line or modem. I'm not sure which or both. I called my company and they are supposed th get a repair person out. Now it's a waiting game.

Good morning. Don't you just love technology, Tina. What happened to the time when if something was not working we all understood what needed to be fixed.....most if the time now, it is a guessing game. I still remember when my internet provider upgraded their systems and the upgrade was more than our computer could handle. After like 3 house calls ( free at the time) and several calls, a kind clerk told me it was my computer..we had to get a new one....

Weather here is 45*F. I still have to remove my 🍅 plants...but then I am done until spring. I will not do that until after the first hard frost. Which was supposed to be the 15 th I think.

Wrapped a few gifts tonight.

I will read for awhile..Rod is watching some midevil war movie...

Well, my phone company was a no show. And won't be here on Sunday. So I'll have to wait until Monday.
I'll say sweet dreams now in case I can't get back in again.

Sorry to hear that, Tina. I am sure waiting is very frustrating. I will hope they do come on Monday.

Sleep well, Tina.

G' nite everyone.

Is your phone working at all Tina?

Good morning. Happy Sunday !

Good morning. Yes, my phone is working but crackling. I think the iffy phone line is why my modem is constantly restarting.

Good morning, Tina. I sure hope the repairman shows up tomorrow.

Sweet dreams all.

I hope the repairman is on his way Tina.

It is calling for 4 inches of snow this afternoon.

I'm leaving in a few for my grocery pick up....fresh fruit is a blessing now more than ever.

Good morning ! Coffee is being brewwd.
I go for a few for our chicken & dumpling lunch. My Grandson' s school is having a fundraiser. Val bought our meals for ua. All I have to do is pick up hers as well as mine and deliver hers to her house. I can do that.

Mmmm chicken and dumplings, I haven't had that in forever.

The police are going store to store in our zone and fining people, $250 for not having a mask on, (even if just part of your mouth and not your nose is covered) you are fined....there are going to be lots of unhappy people this week.

Good! They will pay attention now. If they would do that in the US our cases would be way down. And people would still be alive and well.
Now my phone is completely out. Except my internet is still on. I am very confused. But I know it's not my modem now.

Yes Tina, the outbreak where I live is the worst that we have seen in our province. We border against Quebec which has the highest in all of Canada....they are trying to maintain some kind of control. If the cases continue to rise this week then they will shut down our zone completely.

Tina, I have seen us lose different services all through the same modem....they had to reboot it directly from the provider of our services through their system. I hope it is an easy fix.

It is snowing quite heavily at the moment....the first snow looks pretty.

This virus is ghastly. This is the second wave travelling the world right now. Mast countries learned from the first wave and are shutting down the areas where it is showing up. They've got the right idea.
But in the US we have maybe the second wave blending into the unfinished first. I feel so bad for the dead, the sick and their families. I feel for the recovered and the lingering symptoms they often have. And those could be life long or life threatening.
And I am glad the rest of the world sees how we're handling it all and not wanting us to visit. They shouldn't want come here either. I truly hope a vaccine happens next year and we can trust it.
Snow! It is beautiful at first.

I am officially older than dirt. I went to the doctor today so I can renew Levothyroxine and the medical assistant asked me if I've fallen lately or in the last year. I asked her if she's asking me old lady questions now and she just laughed. I told her no, I haven't fallen, but I feel like knocking her down for asking me that.

Weather here is still unusually warm. Still getting okra from the garden.

I still don't actually know anyone that has or has had covid...but I still use precautions. We will not get to go home for any holiday celebrations..or for my ceramics....I am restocking my ' stash' got if good gets to be a problem again.

Cold here but not to the freezing stage yet...when it gets there I will pull out u tomatoes plants.

I have been asked that..but since I have broken bones I thought nothing of it..I will next time


Tomorrow is DH:s Birthday. There is will be special meals prepared.

I will say goodnight now. Sleep well my friends

Happy birthday to your DH, Carol!. Sweet dreams.

I'm still chuckling over Bestofour's "older than dirt" comment...too funny.

We got over 4 inches of snow last night, it looks pretty but that's about it. They never called in the plow guys yet to start their seasonal jobs so there were plenty of tow trucks on the roads this morning.

Thanks so much, Tina. He wants to go to his favorite coffee shop today..so Carol gets donuts. YAY ( I did offer to make him a coffee cake or some cinnamon rolls...but he said no...) ..now we are going to buy some.sweets...in an hour or so but we will bring them home to eat here..

Good morning.
Yay for doughnuts!
Is your GD still in school. Sunny?

Yep, coffee and donut holes....wonderful wsy to begin the morning.

But now I need to begin to make Rod' s cake...I will make the icing when the cake has cooled.

Hi all,
Happy Birthday Rod. my youngest's is tomorow... though how she can be 43 is beyond me... wasn't I just 43...? LOL!

Just finished paying bills and finally figured out why my checkbook didn't balance... wrote in a check twice ... was driving me nuts... but at least I know why I was off...

Well if Bestoffour is older than dirt I am really old! LOL! but better than the alternative I guess....

Well off to find some late lunch and maybe dust and vacuum - or get hubby to vacuum... it's leftovers for dinner so don't have to do that at least... did I tell you all we went to get flu shots week before last and they took or temps said we were ill and to come back in 2 weeks... so either we had covid for something... never felt sick... so he quit running a temp in a couple days I had one for a week or so.. low but there... finally ok for the last few days so going again tomorrow... hopefully will get them ok .

Take care all, stay well...
Nana

You know..I think Rod had to have his temp. taken to get his shot, at his pharmacy, .but I got mine when I went for my quarterly check up at the Drs. & while they asked me if I was running a temp, when I checked in, they also took my word for it.

I will tell Rod you all wished him happy birthday 🎂. He is cooking Brats on the grill for supper...and it has begun to mist...

Nana, you'd think they'd give a covid test if they thought you were ill. That's what they do here, if you run a temp...you are sent for a test within 24 hrs. We are on the waiting list for our shot.

Tina, GG is still in school. At the moment there are 4 kids in her class...they said there were only 30 kids in the whole school this week. Parents are refusing to send the kids but not applying for home schooling...this is going to be a mess to sort out.

Junie, enjoy some cake for me.

Mac n cheese w/peas and carrots here. My boys favorite.

What kind of cake Junie? Hope the celebration was great.

Tina, that sounds like a great meal. I love mac n cheese and peas and carrots so I'm gonna try them together. Thanks Teddy.

I don't trust the thermometers or the temperature takes or both. When they tell you you're temp is 93.7 so "go on in" ya gotta know somethings not right. When I questioned it, I was told that when it reads that low it's known that my temp is not above 100. I supposed there is a certain logic in that but how do they know the thermometer isn't broken if it's reading that low?

Yes about the temp reading..and what about people like me...on a usual day my temp is between 96.8 and 97.8..so at what point do I have a fever ??...noone seems to care..they gauge me on 98.6.

Rod was pleased with his day, so that is what was important. Sheri, it was a white cake with my homemade chocolate icing. He let me pick what I wanted to make (?)

Emily sent a video of the boys telling Grandpa Happy Birthday ..and Valarie sent a Marco Polo of the kids all saying happy birthday and singing it to him. So that was nice.

Friday night My Valarie and her family will come over. We dont see them much lately but since I had the kids recently we went ahead and invited them over for Friday night. Not really wise, I guess, but since we have been around them recently we went ahead and planned for it.

Goodnight everyone ! Sweet Dreams !

Sweet dreams all.

Hi all, waiting on a call today to pick up my pork from the butcher....I can smell a 'hock' stew already

Yay for fresh pork. So glad it is ready ! Yay for stew !

Still no call...guess it is something else for supper.

Oh my, I am so sorry..hopefully it will be " what's for supper" tomorrow.

I hope your pork comes through soon, Sunny.